Date of Award
6-19-1970
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. Frederick W. Adrian
Abstract
The community of Florence, since 1917 a part of the city of Omaha, had rather ususual history of settlement in that it was founded not once, but twice. In 1846 the area was occupied by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Winter Quarters, as it was then called, had a population of approximately 3500 inhabitants and was the scene of much activity. Abandoned in 1848, it lay prey to plundering Indians and prairie fires until 1854 when James Mitchell and the Nebraska Winter Quarters Company laid claim to the area and established another settlement which they called Florence, Nebraska Territory.
Recommended Citation
Miles, Marian G., "The founding of Florence, Nebraska, 1854-1860" (1970). Student Work. 543.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/543
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Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of History and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska at Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts. Copyright 1970, Marian G. Miles.